Annually, the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy awards the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting to a stellar investigative report that has had a direct impact on government, politics and policy at the national, state or local levels. Honored for work published in the previous year, six reporting teams were chosen as finalists for the 2025 prize, which carries a $10,000 award for finalists and $25,000 for the winner. The Journalist’s Resource is interviewing the finalists and offering a behind-the-scenes look at the processes, tools and legwork it takes to create an important piece of investigative journalism. The winner of the $25,000 will be announced on April 3, 2025.
The series, a collaboration with the San Francisco Chronicle, shows how hundreds of officers used clean-record agreements to conceal their past.
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KARE 11 journalists explain how they found alarming fraudulent Medicaid billing practices at several addiction recovery centers and share reporting tips.
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